Shade (Eunwol)

For the Kerning City monster, see Shade (Monster).

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Shade (Eunwol)
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Faction	Heroes
Class	Pirate
Main Stat	STR
Secondary Stat	DEX
Primary weapon	Knuckle
Secondary weapon	Fox Marble
Link Skill	Close Call
Legion member effect	Critical Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%

Title	Forgotten Hero
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Affiliations	Moonbeam Heroes of Maple
Enemies	Black Mage Black Wings Lucid
Status	Alive
Name (Other Servers)
KoreaMS	은월 (Hidden Moon)
JapanMS	隠月 (Hidden Moon)
ChinaMS	隐月 (Hidden Moon)
TaiwanMS	隱月 (Hidden Moon)
MapleSEA	Eunwol
Voice Actors
GlobalMS	Josh Petersdorf (Male)
KoreaMS	Hosan Lee (Male) Hyeonjeong Jo (Female)
JapanMS	Shunsuke Takeuchi (Male)

Shade class selection button

Shade or Eunwol is a Hero Pirate released during the MapleStory: You & I Update.

As one of the six Heroes, this forgotten hero sacrificed his existence to catalyze the sealing spell on the Black Mage. Centuries later, the forgotten hero awakens on Vulpes, a moon of Grandis, and chooses to start a new life with the Pointy-Ear Fox Anima, growing close with a young girl named Moonbeam, who names him Shade. Soon after, however, Shade finds a way to return to Maple World and is shocked to learn that none of the Heroes remember him. As he travels between Maple World and Grandis, struggling to find the reason for being forgotten, Shade learns the true impact of giving up his existence, which causes him to be forgotten each time that he crosses dimensions. In the face of complete despair, Shade struggles to keep moving forward in a world in which he's been erased.

Story

Main article: Shade/Story

Shade was one of the six Heroes who united together to face the Black Mage centuries ago. Shade - whose true name was lost to time - was a pirate and Freud's best friend. Having grown up alone, the pirate hero became close with the Heroes, whom he considered his family. During the battle at the Temple of Time, the Heroes - upon realizing that they couldn't defeat the Black Mage - decided to seal him away instead. As the sealing spell required the time of a living person as a sacrifice, the pirate hero agreed to give up his existence, claiming that he had no family or earthly ties. After he sacrificed his existence into the seals, all records of his existence - including photographs and memories - were erased without a trace. Over the centuries, the hero remained trapped in a space between dimensions as the Black Mage's seal weakened. After hundreds of years, a dimension crack appeared in the void as Maple World and Grandis began to fuse together. Upon hearing a girl crying out for help, the hero crossed through a dimension crack and arrived on the moon of Vulpes in Grandis. There, he rescued a fox Anima girl named Moonbeam from a tiger monster, which had already killed her parents. The Fox God - the protector of the fox Anima - then appeared and brought the hero to her domain, where the hero remained comatose from weakness. In order to repay him for saving a fox, the Fox God spent many years pouring her power into him in an effort to stabilize his existence, though at the cost of falling asleep for a long time.

Many years later, the hero awoke to the sight of Moonbeam beneath the Fox Tree - the altar of the Fox God. Recognizing him as her savior from many years ago, Moonbeam brought him to Fox Point Village and gave him the new name of Shade. She then introduced him to the other Anima, who took him in as one of their own. After praying to the Fox God, Shade was blessed with the power of the spirits. Over the months, Shade continued mastering his new powers and gaining acceptance from the other Anima. Moonbeam - who had grown up with her grandfather after the death of her parents - grew attached to Shade and gave him her guardian spirit after Shade was nearly killed by the tiger monster which had attacked her many years ago. Though he had hoped to find a way to return back to his friends on Maple World, Shade gradually came to see the village as his new home. Soon after, however, a traveling villager named Tumbleweed - Moonbeam's uncle - returned back to town and revealed to Shade that the Interdimensional Portal in Pantheon could take one to Maple World. Moonbeam was distraught to know that Shade was leaving, though Shade promised to return once he saw that his friends were safe after the fight against the Black Mage. Together, they carved a mark of friendship on the Fox Tree before Shade traveled to Maple World through the Interdimensional Portal.

There, he met with Athena Pierce and learned that centuries had passed since the fight against the Black Mage. He also learned that though the other Heroes were awakening from the curse, Freud had passed away long ago, as Afrien had taken the curse in his place. However, he was most surprised to find that Athena didn't recognize him, and that she only had knowledge about five Heroes who had sealed the Black Mage away. After some time, Shade was called back to Henesys by Athena Pierce, as Mercedes was visiting that day. On his way there, he overheard Mercedes reminding Athena that there were only five Heroes, causing him to run away in shock at the realization that he had been forgotten. In order to verify his theory, Shade opened a time capsule that the Heroes had made centuries ago in Minar Forest, where he found himself erased in the photograph that they had all taken together. Realizing that he really had been erased in Maple World after sacrificing his existence, Shade decided to return back to Vulpes. There, however, he was shocked and saddened to learn that the Anima had forgotten him as well. Shade was then summoned by the Fox God, who demanded to know why a human had the power of her fox spirits, believing that he had stolen them. After hearing Shade's story, the Fox God realized that his account lined up, as she realized that her missing chunk of power must have been used to stabilize Shade's existence.

Realizing that he would be forgotten whenever he crossed dimensions, the Fox God - accepting Shade as an honorary fox - used her power to stabilize Shade's existence, dampening the effects of his curse to be forgotten. Despite now having the freedom to make new memories with his friends, Shade resolved to commit himself to stopping the Black Mage first, believing that befriending Moonbeam would only result in them having to say goodbye once again while he was away in Maple World. As Shade continued training, he received a nightmare from the Black Mage, who revealed that the only reason why Shade still existed was because the Black Mage - as a Transcendent - was able to remember him, which was his only anchor to existence. Because of this, Shade realized that the Black Mage was his only tether to life, and that the defeat of the Black Mage would mean that Shade - whose curse had not truly been removed - would cease to exist as well. Nevertheless, Shade put aside his personal feelings and decided to trust that the Fox God's blessing would continue to hold until the time came that he could face the Black Mage, even if it meant that he would disappear as a result. Because of this, Shade sought out Empress Cygnus and decided to join the Alliance.

Soon after, Shade was summoned by the Fox God, who asked him why he had not yet spoken to Moonbeam now that she wouldn't forget him again. Shade revealed that he intended to see Moonbeam only after defeating the Black Mage, to which the Fox God - believing that it would cause him pain to stay away - teleported him to see Moonbeam in order to fulfill his longing desire to see his friend again. Though Moonbeam didn't remember Shade, the two were able to befriend each other again. Shade then made a promise to tell Moonbeam his name on the day that he could be with the person he missed the most. As Shade mastered his power, he was brought back to Vulpes by the Fox God, who claimed that she had a gift for him. There, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Moonbeam's new guardian spirit took on his appearance, as the strongest guardian spirits took on the form of the person that their owner missed the most. Shade was glad to know that Moonbeam wouldn't be lonely, and that she wouldn't think of him as a stranger anymore for the next time they met. The Fox God then enhanced Shade's own guardian spirit to take on the form of Moonbeam.

Job Advancements

Starting Quest	Level
[Shade] Blessings of the Fox God	10
[Shade] The Heart of a Fox	30
[Shade] Blessings of the Fox God	60
[Shade] Tears of a Fox	100
[5th Job] 5th Job: Call of the Erdas	200
[6th Job] Merged Dimension	260

Gallery

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  Previous Shade class selection button (pre-2025 UI revamp)
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  Lil Shade in Monster Life
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  Artwork of Shade (Chaser)
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  Original Shade Artwork
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  Shade and Moonbeam
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  Heroes of Maple: Shade
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (male, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (male, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (male, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (male, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (male, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (female, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (female, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (female, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (female, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (female, 2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  NPC Portrait of Shade (Heroes of Maple)
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  Collection Card of Shade (Rare)
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  Collection Card of Shade (Epic)

Videos

메이플스토리 유앤아이 2nd! 잊혀진 영웅 '은월'! TVCF

Shade's Television Advertisement

MapleStory - You & I: Eunwol (은월) Animated Intro

Shade's Animated Introduction

MapleStory EunWol (Shade) Update Overview Video (English Subtitles)

Shade's Update Overview Video

메이플스토리 은월 업데이트 소개 영상

Shade's Update Overview Video

MapleStory - Rising Heroes: Echoes of Darkness Trailer

GMS Shade Trailer

【メイプルストーリー】新規職業『隠月』実装

【メイプルストーリー】隠月

MapleSEA You & I - Eunwol Trailer

MapleSEA's Eunwol Trailer

메이플스토리｜은월 비하인드 스토리｜구름 뒤로 숨겨진 달🌙

Trivia

• Completing [Shade] The Heart of a Fox, which teleports the player to Pantheon, is required to advance to 2nd Job.

External Links

• https://www.grandislibrary.com/heroes/shade
• https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%80%EC%9B%94
• https://orangemushroom.net/2014/01/01/kms-ver-1-2-207-the-forgotten-hero-eunwol/

Availability

Availability of Shade
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